The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, February 04, 1916, LAST EDITION, Image 18

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me&msmgmmfTHE LOVE UMBRELLABy George Elmer Cobb.(Copyiight, 1916, W. G. Chapman.)"Well, nephew, here's your famousinvention," announced -old PeterGranby."Turned down?" questioned his favorite relative, Ned Dawson."Hard and quick. I had influenceenough on account of business dealings to secure all due attention andpreference from Baskill & Co., canemd umbrella manufacturers.""And what did they say?""Impracticable. They claim thatcustomers will not pay an advancedprice. Anyway, they stick to thecheap, simple, old-fashioned umbrella." Ned Dawson looked disappointed,but shrugged his shoulders resignedly. "Well, Uncle Peter," he observedwearily, "I'll try something betternext time.""There must be no next time!"thundered the old man in sudden decision, and boisterous, too. "That'swhy I sent for you to give you backyour discredited invention and inform you that you've got to quitthese vain side issues, now and for alltime. If you don't, I'll I'll, yes, I'lllisown you."Ned smiled. He never flinched, forle loved the dear old man and knewhat he loved him in return."You see, Ned," pursued Uncle Peer more tolerantly, "I've gone to aot of trouble to get you started inin an educational progressive busiess career, and you can't do thingsoy halves and score a success. You50 back to your work and leave indentions to dreamers. You don'thave to invent I make it no secrethat I intend to care for your futurehandsomely. If I marry," and theaid man here flushed up like an awkward schoolgirl, "I shall at once settle on your competence. If I diewithout marrying, why, of course,you will be sole heir to all I possess.""See here, uncle," said New spicily,"I don't care a farthing for yourmoney. You've been a regular fatherto me already and I want to simplycontinue to have your good will. I'llcut out my dreaming and make myself a business man you will be proudof. Only, uncle, as a compliment tome, please accept my first and lastinvention as a gift"And Ned presented the returnedPresented the Umbrella to His Relative With a Mock Heroic Airumbrella to his relative with a mockheroic air."It does what I say it does," hewent on "opens at the touch of abutton, closes through a similar process. It holds tight and neat It's bigand roomy, it really keeps the rainoff.""Thank you, Ned," bowed UnclePetergravely. '"About marrying," proceeded Ned,"don't think me too familiar or presumptuous, but I wish you would.""Huh!" uttered the old maneagerly."Yes, I do," assented Ned vehe-